Gigant

Old English Dictionary Entry

Gigant

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: gygant, es; Related words:

Definitions

1 gigant

m. A giant; gigas :-- Untydras onwócon, eotenas, swylce gigantas unnatural progenies sprang forth, monsters, also giants, Beo. Th. 226; B. 113. Swá swá gigant yrnþ on his weg ut gigas ad currendam viam, Ps. Th. 18, 6. Ne se gigant ne wyrþ ná gehǽled nec gigas salvus erit, 32, 14. He ðone gigant ofwearp he struck down the giant, Blickl. Homl. 31, 18. [Lat. gigas; gen. gigantis.] gigant

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